Artist Spotlight

Don't Tell Me What To Do: A Celebration of Pam Tillis (born July 24, 1957)

Cued Up

CUED UP: Single Reviews - Mae Estes, Randy Travis, Shania, Wynonna & More (July 2026)

Editor's note

This week: Sundays around here belong to the radio now. Sunday Morning Coming Down is our new weekly ride through a vintage American Country Countdown broadcast. Also new: Storms of Life at 40, on the record that turned the whole format around, and go behind the song on "Time Marches On". And SIXTY YEARS OF DIRT - our tribute to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with two dozen of their friends on the record - is right where you left it. More to celebrate all week.

— Generation Country

Deana Carter

30 Years of "Strawberry Wine": The Five-Minute Waltz That Started Deana Carter's Career

Nearly five minutes long, in waltz time, about a teenage girl's desire — everything country radio said no to in 1996. Thirty years ago, Capitol led with it anyway, and Deana Carter, Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison turned the song nobody wanted into the introduction that never stopped working.

Songwriter Spotlight

A Demo for Kim: A Celebration of Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945)

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country Jul 20, 2026

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Kim Carnes - Chasin' Wild Trains

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country Jul 20, 2026

Behind the Song

BEHIND THE SONG: "Time Marches On"

By Generation Country, Jared Ingersol 11 min read

Behind the Song

BEHIND THE SONG: "Fishin' in the Dark"

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 8 min read

Behind the Song

BEHIND THE SONG: "Bless the Broken Road"

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 11 min read

Behind the Song

Behind The Song: "She Thinks His Name Was John"

By Generation Country 10 min read

Behind the Song

Behind The Song: "How Do You Like Me Now"

By Generation Country 7 min read

Behind the Song

BEHIND THE SONG: "Seminole Wind" (John Anderson)

By Generation Country 4 min read

Songwriter Spotlight

A Demo for Kim: A Celebration of Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945)

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 22 min read

Songwriter Spotlight

A.K.A. Nobody: Mac McAnally

By Generation Country 18 min read

Songwriter Spotlight

A Diamond, Period: Matraca Berg

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 20 min read

Songwriter Spotlight

The Permission Slip: Mark D. Sanders

By Generation Country 10 min read

Songwriter Spotlight

The Future of Country Music: Jessi Alexander

By Generation Country, Jared Ingersol 16 min read

Songwriter Spotlight

Big Things With Little Words: Bob McDill

By Generation Country 6 min read

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Kim Carnes - Chasin' Wild Trains

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 7 min read

The Dirt Band Edition

EP REVIEW: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Night After Night

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 8 min read

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 7 min read

Album Reviews

UNDERHEARD: Matraca Berg - Sunday Morning to Saturday Night

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 18 min read

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Matraca Berg - The Dreaming Fields

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 16 min read

The Dirt Band Edition

ALBUM REVIEW: Hanna-McEuen - Hanna McEuen

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country 9 min read

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Gail Davies - Where Is A Woman To Go

By Generation Country, Jared Ingersol 8 min read

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Ricky Skaggs - My Father's Son

By Generation Country 7 min read

Underheard

UNDERHEARD: Jessi Alexander - Honeysuckle Sweet

By Generation Country, Jared Ingersol 12 min read